Edgar Wright's next project is an animated film about shadows

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He’s had a few movies on his radar, but we’ve been wondering exactly what genre project director Edgar Wright would tackle next in the wake of his messy divorce from Marvel’s Ant-Man. Turns out his next movie up is not exactly what you’d expect — and that is very, very exciting.

Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) is working with DreamWorks Animation on a new project that centers on the concept of shadows. Exactly what form it will take, well, we don’t know just yet. Wright will co-write the script with children’s author David Walliams, and the concept will apparently be a “new approach to a previously developed concept.” The studio had previously been developing a project dubbed Me & My Shadow.

“My first endeavors in film-making as a teenager were in animation, so it was hugely intriguing to get a call from DreamWorks Animation about potentially directing,” Wright said. “When the Shadows concept was suggested to me, I could see the poster, the title sequence and pretty much the whole movie. It’s a blast writing this and to have one of my oldest friends in comedy, David Walliams, along for the adventure is a thrill.”

Basically, it sounds like DreamWorks wants to make an animated film about shadows, but they haven’t nailed down the concept just right. So they’ve tapped Wright to take a crack at it, in hopes his comedy chops will help hit the right note. Assuming the project moves forward, it’ll mark Wright’s animated debut as a director. We can’t wait to see how this one turns out.